- plural of wife.
wives
Example Sentences
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With time, electricity from solar panels and water from a well turned the grotto into a new home for the 33-year-old Emar, his two wives and 11 children, who nonetheless long for life above ground.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The pair shook hands and posed for photographs alongside their wives outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The first law allowing an early claiming age was passed in 1956 and let women workers and wives of workers claim retirement benefits at a reduced rate beginning at age 62.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Their wives, Chelsea Freeman and Vedrana Heyward, are close too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
For the most part, husbands left wives, even physically or mentally ill wives, to run the home and raise the children as they saw fit.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
